Description

HELEN STANLEY (CINCINNATI, OHIO, 24. 2. 1889 † PENNSYLVANIA, 11. 1969)

 

 

 

 

She debuted in 1911 at the Municipal Theater in Würzburg, Germany, where she performed for a season. Returning to the U.S., she joined the Chicago Opera for the 1912–1913 season, singing roles such as Nedda (Pagliacci), Micaëla (Carmen), Maliella (I Gioielli della Madonna), and the Princess (Cendrillon). Between 1913 and 1915, she toured with the Century Opera Company, followed by a return to the Chicago Opera in the 1915–1916 season, where her portrayal of Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni) in 1915 was particularly celebrated.

During the 1920s, she performed with the Opera Company of Canada and the Philadelphia Opera. Notably, in 1928, she sang Sieglinde in Wagner’s Die Walküre. Her personal life included marriage to Loudon Charlton, a prominent American concert manager, further intertwining her legacy with the musical world.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1911 Wurzburg Municipal Theater

1912-1913 Chicago Opera

1913-1915 USA Century Opera Company

1915-1916 Chicago Opera

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Helen Stanley made 8 records for Edison

Down by the Sally Gardens (trad) A5958 49128-2 Columbia, New York 1917-02-15

Dreams (Strelezki) A5809 48582-4 Columbia, New York 1916-02-04

Elégie (Massenet) 82079 3423-A Edison, New York 1914-11

Kerry Dance (Molloy) A5958 48587-7 Columbia, New York 1916-02-05

Love’s sorrow (Shelley) A5809 48642-2 Columbia, New York 1916-03-21

O dry those tears (del Riego) 82071 3424-B Edison, New York 1914-11